Ringgit recovers slightly amid Omicron spread


KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit managed to recover some ground on a slight improvement in demand, despite lingering fears over the COVID-19 Omicron variant which is currently spreading both in the country and globally.

At 9.01 am, the local note rose slightly to 4.2230/2260 versus the greenback compared with 4.2240/2280 at Monday’s close.

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